iṣṣūrum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Proto-Semitic *ʕVṣṣūr- (“bird”). Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎓𐎕𐎗 (ʿṣr /⁠ʕuṣṣūru)⁠/). Compare also Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr) and Biblical Hebrew צִפּוֹר (ṣippór). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /isˤˈsˤuː.rum/ === Noun === iṣṣūrum m or f (plural iṣṣūrū m or iṣṣūrātum f) bird poultry (extispicy) a part of the liver ==== Alternative forms ==== iṣṣūru (non-mimated) ==== Related terms ==== === References === “iṣṣūru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011 Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “iṣṣūru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library